Beach Bottle Help

[FriscoT06]

Hello experts!
A friend of mine found this bottle on the beach when he was young. I know it can't be too old due to the seam running all the way up, but I was wondering if anyone would like to guess at its approximate age and what it may have held as well? Also- dumb question, is there any way to tell if it came from a wreck, and not just dumped on the beach? (found on the NC Outer Banks) Thank you! (There are many tiny bubbles all throughout the bottle, and there is also a seam running all the way around under the lip, as well as a diamond shaped stamp on the bottom of the bottle)
-T

 

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[MrSchulz]

Early 1900's maybe mold blown but can't tell from the pictures. The bottom circle is crude and the cruder they are, the older they are. Post 1904 - Pre 1920s

 

[Da Sand Crab]

The bottle looks to be early machine made.
1930's ish. probably contained some kind of
oil. That's my take only, probably to be corrected
shortly.

 

[epackage]

The bottle looks to be early machine made.
1930's ish. probably contained some kind of
oil. That's my take only, probably to be corrected
shortly.

Agreed...

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Like the others said, most likely an "oil" bottle of some type or possibly a "capers" bottle. If the makers mark is an I inside of a diamond, then it was most likely made by ...

I within a diamond ... Illinois Glass Company, Alton, Illinois (1873-1929). This mark was used from around 1915 to 1929. ABM (Automatic bottle machine) production was begun at Illinois Glass in 1910, and although I had presumed that the “I in a diamond” trademark was first used around that time, the U.S.Patent & Trademark Office data indicates Illinois Glass claimed use of this trademark was not begun until 1915. As far as I know, this mark is seen only on machine-made bottles which exhibit the typical Owens machine suction scars on the base. On very small bottles, the “I” may look like a dot inside the diamond, or be virtually illegible.

Sodabottlebob

 

[FriscoT06]

Wow. Thank you all for the great help and comments. And kudos to Bob! That's alotta info, enjoyed it all! Thanks guys! HH
-T

 

[FriscoT06]

And yes, I think it is an "I" in the diamond. Not likely attributable to any wreck, but imma look up shipwrecks from the area 1915-1929 for fun anyway.